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Robyn invited me to a wine tasting Tues. night at Xicala. I like this bar -- it's probably one of my top 3 favorite NYC wine bars. It's teeny, but very charming. Anyway, the tasting was 4 Spanish red wines paired with Spanish cheeses. Not a bad way to pass time on a freezing cold evening.

Spotted: Philip Seymour Hoffman Wed. afternoon at 49th & 8th. He looked pretty disheveled, and he walked past me very quickly. So actually, the person I saw may have been a red-headed bum (but I think he was the Oscar winner).